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Press release from the Council of Rectors dated February 4, 2026.

In 2025, UNamur joined the MAGIS Exchange international exchange program. With around 40 partners, this program aims to help participating students become true citizens of the world, aware of the challenges that lie ahead.

Nathalie Burnay, professor at the EMCP Faculty and researcher at the Transitions Institute, has just been awarded prestigious WELChange funding from the F.R.S-FNRS for her interdisciplinary research project dedicated to extending careers. This is a highly topical social issue, which she is tackling in collaboration with a team of demographers from UCLouvain.

From October 4 to 10, UNamur embarked young and old alike on a week of fun and educational activities dedicated to the discovery of space.The objective? To inspire, question and amaze.

It's official: the University of Namur joins the Réseau d'Échanges et de Liaisons entre Institutions d'Enseignement Supérieur Francophones (RELIEF). It thus becomes the fourth partner in this network, alongside the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), the Université Savoie Mont Blanc and the Haute École Spécialisée de Suisse Occidentale (HES-SO).

Remarks by CRef on the increase in the minervalue and the continued funding of universities

This is a great reward for the Interuniversity Certificate in Sign Language and French: it has just been distinguished by the European Innovative Teaching Award (EITA) in the "European Language Label" category.

The lack of primary care is a major public health issue. In 2022, it was estimated that 52 municipalities in French-speaking Belgium were facing a severe shortage of general practitioners. This is a worrying situation that the University Observatory for Rural Medicine (OUMRu) has been addressing since 2023, with the aim of identifying concrete solutions. Working alongside a doctor and a health geographer, Amélie Pierre, a sociologist and lecturer at the Faculty of Economics, Management and Communication SciencesPo (EMCP), is studying the factors that influence access to healthcare, particularly from the patients' point of view. She emphasizes the need to take into account the realities experienced by vulnerable groups.

Born on the internet, memes are an integral part of digital culture. These images, often humorous, combine text and visuals to convey a message. At UNamur, Lieven Vandelanotte, professor of English language and linguistics and general linguistics at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, has taken an interest in them from a linguistic point of view. In his new book, co-written with Barbara Dancygier of the University of British Columbia, he deciphers how these creations play with words, images, and grammar. 

On the Namur campus, students wishing to get involved in community life have access to numerous activities and meeting places. Among them are the Cercles, the Régionales, but also the Kots à Projets (KàPs), groupements of students rooms, which offer members the opportunity to carry out a project close to their hearts throughout an academic year.

The new Passerelle collection from Presses universitaires de Namur (PUN), supported by the University of Namur, offers works devoted to recent studies from the university, presented by the researchers who carried them out. The collection thus guarantees the faithful and accurate transmission of academic knowledge. From November 20, the first two books in the collection – "Is ChatGPT an outlaw?" and "Emotions, the secret fuel of our learning?" – will be available in bookstores. 

Omalius is the magazine of the University of Namur. A quarterly publication that highlights UNamur's research, its experts, educational innovations, and current affairs. Discover the December 2025 issue.